About Windows XP Home

My Original Xp Home Edition Is Scratched So gives Error : ,
But I 6 months ago i Copied the content of the Cds.
i make the content of the cd s botable through Nero . But it not works So Please Tell Me How can i Make The content Of the cds bootable through .iso images
Please help Me............!!!

I have a Compaq with XP Home that is somehow corrupt (looks like boot sector screwed). It will not boot. The unit came with XP preinstalled and NO install disks. Will your product:

A. allow me to access the drive and:
B. do a scandisk/virus scan
C. off-load data files to put on a new drive
C. Other?

Assistance would be appreciated.

Given this pc by daughter and we haven't a clue. Tried to download some stuff from discs from magazines for my wife but got nowhere and it's all a real mess now. Computer is soooooo slooooow and we are sick of it. What can we do. Know nothing about discs or disks or anything and have no-one to ask. Computer will soon end up in a heap as my wife is getting really mad 'cos she wants some fancy fonts and papers etc for her card making. She is ill and uses it as therapy but we can't buy any of this stuff that's supposed to help.

problème avec mon ordi je ne peux plus rien faire je crois que j'ai efffacé un fichier surtout windows xp

Compaq computers require a special boot sector and mrb table, you cannot install any Windows product like XP home unless you have this special boot sector otherwise you will get an error message.. You have only 2 ways. Compaq recovery disk master sets or xp compaq disk only. You also need SP patch from HP/compaq if you run SP2. Compaq makes their modified versions which use IBM like DOS formats. IBM think lap tops also require special setup/config disks before you can install anything.

Answer to PC FROM DAUGHTER
A brief explanation( just in case, you need a introduction) your pc is a bunch of cables and things controlled by a set of instructions called OPERATING SYSTEM.
Operating systems(OS) come in 3 main flavors for home users, windows, mac, linux.
Windows: most popular OS, easy to set up, everybody knows it, difficult to maintain running efficiently for most users, average prices.
Mac: less know OS, easy to set up?, easier to maintain?, easy or average to maintain running running efficiently?, expensive options, I don't have much experience with system.(expensive, lol) but definitely better than windows
Linux: even less know, recently easier to set up, easier to maintain, easier to keep running efficiently, more difficult to find a actual person who uses it, although lot's of help online. the least expensive option, FREE usually. You can use different PC machines: old ones, new ones, inexpensive, expensive. Different flavors cover different machines. Mind you sometimes it takes a few specific instructions, usually easy to find in the internet.

Your pc is possibly virus infected or very meddled up. Usual in windows...Usually there is a serial on the side of the machine with a license to the machines software, get a install disk, reinstall, if You can't update usually a talk to microsoft will fix that, just tell them your original XP install CD got scratched.
Now if machine connects to the internet...you need to learn some things about viruses, spyware, protection techniques. Also how to reinstall from XP install cd or from image. Image reinstall is more technical but is easier once mastered.
Get a tech friend or become one......

Another solution is to contact a local linux club, get some help to install a major linux operating system in that pc you got.
The cons are: it's different, not everybody knows linux, less games to pick from..
The pros are: easier to set up, more stable, safer, free software, you can also pay if you want more support, not needed really,

Linux has become easier in the last few years, Very different beast from a few years ago. Linux enthusiasts are more likely to help you. They have become more...friendlier....usually....lol. And usually a linux entusiast will be willing to help you set up your machine on spare time.

I'm trying to reinstall windows xp. I created recovery cd's but I think I used the incorrect type of disc. I used a dvd-r. What's the correct type of disc that I need to use.